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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 2015 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIHM |
| MSN: | 762 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus A340-642, operating by Lufthansa flight LH543 from Bogotá, Colombia to Frankfurt, Germany, became stuck when the main undercarriage ran into grassy terrain at Bogotá's Eldorado Airport.
The airplane was taxiing towards the departure runway 13R when the incident happened.
METAR around the incident time (21:20 LT / 02:20 Z):
SKBO 180200Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT017 BKN080 12/10 A3037 REDZ
SKBO 180210Z 05005KT 9999 -DZ SCT017 BKN080 11/10 A3038
Sources:
GRIAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 2011 | D-AIHM | Lufthansa | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |  |
non |
| Runway incursion with a/c (no oollision) | ||||||
Location
Media:
@GRIAA_COL inicia investigación INCID 18/01/15 D-AIHM A346 02:20Z SKBO @AviationSafety @TrafficAirColom pic.twitter.com/BmM19l0hWn
— GRIAA (@GRIAA_COL) January 18, 2015
--- BREAKING NEWS:
LUFTHANSA PLANE (Airbus A340-642) INCIDENT IN BOGOTA´S AIRPORT (Col)... FLIGHT LH543 CANCELLED. pic.twitter.com/dBK9vggoXy
— FRANKFROMBOGOTA (@FRANKFROMBOGOTA) January 18, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2015 07:51 | harro | Added |
| 18-Jan-2015 07:55 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2015 08:10 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2015 08:14 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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